resolvent

[ ri-zol-vuh nt ]

/ rɪˈzɒl vənt /

adjective

resolving; causing solution; solvent.

noun

something resolvent.

Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation.

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Origin of resolvent

1670–80; < Latin resolvent- (stem of resolvēns), present participle of resolvere to resolve; see -ent

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Examples from the Web for resolvent

Dr. Pereira and others ascribe to Sulphur a resolvent and liquefacient action.
The Action of Medicines in the System|Frederick William Headland
The four resolvent meals of old pharmacy (quatuor farin resolventes) are those of barley, beans, linseed, and rye.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Cataplasms of a resolvent nature are made with pears, and a decoction of them is used to disperse indurations.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883|Various

As a resolvent friction to indolent tumours and indurations.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for resolvent

resolvent

/ (rɪˈzɒlvənt) /

adjective

serving to dissolve or separate something into its elements; resolving

noun

something that resolves; solvent

a drug or agent able to reduce swelling or inflammation

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Medicine definitions for resolvent

resolvent

[ rĭ-zŏl′vənt ]

adj.

Causing or able to cause separation into constituents; solvent.

n.

A resolvent substance, especially a medicine that reduces inflammation or swelling.